What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Director, Test Engineering's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Director, Test Engineering?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Director, Test Engineering roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Director, Test Engineering's salary?

An Assistant Director, Test Engineering's salary grows with experience: starting around $172,394 for beginners, reaching about $134,308 at mid-level, and approach $186,594 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Director, Test Engineering?

Assistant Director, Test Engineering salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Director, Test Engineering roles are District of Columbia $186,022, California $185,316, Massachusetts $182,846. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Director, Test Engineering roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Director, Test Engineering level roles vary by specialization: Engineering Test Pilot Senior Manager: $219,400; Assistant Director, Software Engineering: $213,099; Embedded Software Engineering Director: $212,252; Assistant Director of Engineering: $206,887; Test Pilot Manager: $194,127.

Assistant Director, Test Engineering Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Director, Test Engineering make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Director, Test Engineering in Vermont is $164,903 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $79.

However, an Assistant Director, Test Engineering's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $188,694
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $152,829 to $177,356
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $141,837

10% $141,837

50% (Median) $164,903

90% $188,694

Assistant Director, Test Engineering Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$177,356	$14,780	$3,411	$85
Average	$164,903	$13,742	$3,171	$79
25th Percentile	$152,829	$12,736	$2,939	$73

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Director, Test Engineering Salaries

An Assistant Director, Test Engineering's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Director, Test Engineering Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Director, Test Engineering's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $172,394
Early Career (1-2 years): $117,678
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $134,308
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $162,309
Expert (over 8 years): $186,594

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Software Quality Assurance Engineer VI	less than 1 year	$172,394
Software Quality Assurance Supervisor	1-2 years	$117,678
Software Quality Assurance Manager	2-4 years	$134,308
Assistant Director, Test Engineering	5-8 years	$162,309
Software Quality Assurance Director	over 8 years	$186,594

How Do Assistant Director, Test Engineering Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Director, Test Engineerings. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $186,022.
California: $185,316.
Massachusetts: $182,846.

District of Columbia $186,022 California $185,316 Massachusetts $182,846 Washington $182,174 New Jersey $182,107 Alaska $181,872 Connecticut $179,553 New York $178,612

Hawaii $175,605 Rhode Island $174,194 Maryland $173,236 Minnesota $171,926 Colorado $171,422 Illinois $171,254 Oregon $170,615 Delaware $170,145

New Hampshire $169,849 Virginia $169,187 Pennsylvania $167,255 Nevada $166,280 North Dakota $165,961 Michigan $165,457 Wisconsin $165,272 Vermont $164,903

Texas $163,878 Maine $163,811 Arizona $163,710 Ohio $163,592 Georgia $162,047 Indiana $161,274 Wyoming $161,123 Utah $160,887

Iowa $160,787 Kansas $159,980 Louisiana $159,745 North Carolina $159,661 Missouri $159,627 Florida $158,972 Montana $158,619 Nebraska $158,283

Kentucky $158,098 South Carolina $157,426 Tennessee $157,006 Idaho $156,838 New Mexico $155,612 Oklahoma $155,343 Alabama $154,352 South Dakota $152,688

Arkansas $151,781 West Virginia $151,294 Mississippi $149,832

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Director, Test Engineering

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $168,792
Barre: $169,046
Cabot: $168,675

Adamant, VT $168,792

Barre, VT $169,046

Cabot, VT $168,675

Calais, VT $168,822

East Barre, VT $168,789

East Calais, VT $168,792

East Montpelier, VT $168,905

Eden, VT $168,681

Eden Mills, VT $168,528

Graniteville, VT $169,036

Hyde Park, VT $168,930

Johnson, VT $169,143

Lake Elmore, VT $168,742

Marshfield, VT $168,703

Moretown, VT $169,155

Morrisville, VT $169,135

Moscow, VT $169,221

Northfield, VT $168,949

Northfield Falls, VT $169,738

North Hyde Park, VT $168,918

North Montpelier, VT $168,749

Plainfield, VT $168,725

Roxbury, VT $168,439

South Barre, VT $169,243

Waterbury, VT $169,204

Stowe, VT $169,227

Waitsfield, VT $169,133

Warren, VT $168,817

Washington, VT $168,488

Waterbury Center, VT $169,199

Websterville, VT $169,009

Williamstown, VT $168,812

Wolcott, VT $168,720

Woodbury, VT $168,554

Worcester, VT $168,722

Rutland, VT $168,717

Belmont, VT $168,196

Benson, VT $168,194

Bomoseen, VT $168,460

Brandon, VT $168,584

Bridport, VT $168,602

Castleton, VT $168,492

Center Rutland, VT $168,607

Chittenden, VT $168,219

Cuttingsville, VT $168,161

Danby, VT $168,448

East Middlebury, VT $168,695

East Poultney, VT $168,466

East Wallingford, VT $168,283

Fair Haven, VT $168,344

Florence, VT $168,285

Forest Dale, VT $168,591

Gaysville, VT $167,520

Granville, VT $168,312

Hancock, VT $168,285

Hydeville, VT $168,480

Killington, VT $168,266

Middlebury, VT $168,955

Middletown Springs, VT $168,376

Mount Holly, VT $168,219

North Clarendon, VT $168,466

Orwell, VT $168,448

Pawlet, VT $168,508

Pittsfield, VT $168,364

Pittsford, VT $168,525

Poultney, VT $168,493

Proctor, VT $168,680

Ripton, VT $168,485

Rochester, VT $168,397

Rupert, VT $168,381

Salisbury, VT $168,649

Shoreham, VT $168,507

Stockbridge, VT $168,208

Wallingford, VT $168,298

Wells, VT $168,515

West Pawlet, VT $168,572

West Rupert, VT $168,532

West Rutland, VT $168,429

Whiting, VT $168,513

Saint Johnsbury, VT $168,695

Albany, VT $168,597

Barnet, VT $168,515

Barton, VT $168,579

Beebe Plain, VT $168,629

Concord, VT $168,355

Coventry, VT $168,826

Craftsbury, VT $168,646

Craftsbury Common, VT $168,654

Danville, VT $168,552

Derby, VT $168,629

Derby Line, VT $168,503

East Burke, VT $168,498

East Charleston, VT $168,515

East Hardwick, VT $168,606

East Haven, VT $168,130

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $168,691

Glover, VT $168,528

Granby, VT $167,924

Greensboro, VT $168,471

Greensboro Bend, VT $168,579

Hardwick, VT $168,765

Irasburg, VT $168,537

Island Pond, VT $168,261

Lowell, VT $168,480

Lower Waterford, VT $168,673

Lyndon, VT $168,643

Lyndon Center, VT $168,833

Lyndonville, VT $168,649

Morgan, VT $168,345

Newport, VT $168,730

Newport Center, VT $168,515

North Concord, VT $168,075

North Troy, VT $168,539

Orleans, VT $168,475

Passumpsic, VT $168,705

Peacham, VT $168,366

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $168,710

Sheffield, VT $168,411

Sutton, VT $168,397

Troy, VT $168,555

West Burke, VT $168,510

West Charleston, VT $168,431

West Danville, VT $168,562

Westfield, VT $168,428

West Glover, VT $168,544

Averill, VT $167,562

Beecher Falls, VT $168,649

Canaan, VT $168,229

Gilman, VT $168,970

Guildhall, VT $168,008

Lunenburg, VT $168,374

Norton, VT $167,898

North Bennington, VT $169,773

North Pownal, VT $170,116

Pownal, VT $170,212

White River Junction, VT $168,673

Ascutney, VT $168,752

Barnard, VT $168,290

Bethel, VT $168,394

Bradford, VT $168,570

Bridgewater, VT $168,463

Bridgewater Corners, VT $168,129

Brookfield, VT $168,559

Brownsville, VT $168,466

Chelsea, VT $168,461

Corinth, VT $168,416

East Corinth, VT $168,486

East Randolph, VT $168,518

East Ryegate, VT $168,372

East Thetford, VT $168,581

Fairlee, VT $168,399

Groton, VT $168,444

Hartford, VT $169,111

Hartland, VT $168,520

Hartland Four Corners, VT $168,513

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $168,947

Newbury, VT $168,424

North Hartland, VT $168,639

North Pomfret, VT $168,350

North Thetford, VT $168,577

Norwich, VT $168,544

Plymouth, VT $168,008

Post Mills, VT $168,540

Quechee, VT $168,715

Randolph, VT $168,685

Randolph Center, VT $168,599

Reading, VT $168,147

Sharon, VT $168,391

South Pomfret, VT $168,229

South Royalton, VT $168,439

South Ryegate, VT $168,473

South Strafford, VT $168,431

South Woodstock, VT $168,189

Strafford, VT $168,285

Taftsville, VT $168,728

Thetford, VT $168,581

Thetford Center, VT $168,404

Topsham, VT $168,354

Tunbridge, VT $168,386

Vershire, VT $168,307

Wells River, VT $168,485

West Fairlee, VT $168,794

West Hartford, VT $168,354

West Newbury, VT $168,419

West Topsham, VT $168,488

Wilder, VT $169,120

Windsor, VT $168,589

Woodstock, VT $168,382

Bellows Falls, VT $168,997

Cambridgeport, VT $168,804

Cavendish, VT $168,243

Chester, VT $168,411

Chester Depot, VT $168,350

Grafton, VT $168,283

Londonderry, VT $168,586

Ludlow, VT $168,330

North Springfield, VT $168,918

Perkinsville, VT $168,460

Peru, VT $168,409

Proctorsville, VT $168,271

Saxtons River, VT $168,962

South Londonderry, VT $168,690

Springfield, VT $168,836

Westminster, VT $168,996

Westminster Station, VT $169,007

Weston, VT $168,236

Shaftsbury, VT $169,572

Brattleboro, VT $169,342

Bondville, VT $168,641

East Dover, VT $168,984

Jacksonville, VT $169,409

Jamaica, VT $168,644

Marlboro, VT $170,180

Newfane, VT $168,873

Putney, VT $168,838

Readsboro, VT $170,200

South Newfane, VT $168,932

Stamford, VT $170,078

Townshend, VT $168,720

Vernon, VT $169,859

Wardsboro, VT $168,843

West Dover, VT $169,120

West Dummerston, VT $168,915

West Halifax, VT $169,175

West Townshend, VT $168,493

West Wardsboro, VT $168,497

Whitingham, VT $169,348

Williamsville, VT $168,915

Wilmington, VT $169,246

Burlington, VT $169,708

South Burlington, VT $169,698

Winooski, VT $169,708

Colchester, VT $169,708

Alburgh, VT $168,861

Bakersfield, VT $169,111

Belvidere Center, VT $168,498

Bristol, VT $169,147

Cambridge, VT $169,348

Charlotte, VT $169,478

East Berkshire, VT $168,949

East Fairfield, VT $169,201

Enosburg Falls, VT $168,733

Essex, VT $169,579

Essex Junction, VT $169,590

Fairfax, VT $169,360

Fairfield, VT $169,197

Ferrisburgh, VT $169,290

Franklin, VT $168,744

Grand Isle, VT $169,377

Highgate Center, VT $168,886

Highgate Springs, VT $168,972

Hinesburg, VT $169,474

Huntington, VT $169,347

Isle La Motte, VT $169,071

Jeffersonville, VT $169,234

Jericho, VT $169,437

Jonesville, VT $169,473

Milton, VT $169,518

Monkton, VT $169,338

Montgomery, VT $168,733

Montgomery Center, VT $168,528

New Haven, VT $169,127

North Ferrisburgh, VT $169,365

North Hero, VT $169,197

Richford, VT $168,705

Richmond, VT $169,456

Saint Albans, VT $169,273

Saint Albans Bay, VT $169,251

Shelburne, VT $169,632

Sheldon, VT $169,071

Sheldon Springs, VT $169,486

South Hero, VT $169,530

Starksboro, VT $169,246

Swanton, VT $169,041

Underhill, VT $169,399

Underhill Center, VT $169,404

Vergennes, VT $169,075

Waterville, VT $169,132

Westford, VT $169,483

Williston, VT $169,610

Montpelier, VT $169,019

Bennington, VT $169,898

Arlington, VT $169,300

Dorset, VT $168,641

East Arlington, VT $168,577

East Dorset, VT $168,644

Manchester, VT $169,100

Manchester Center, VT $168,989

Assistant Director, Test Engineering Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Director, Test Engineering roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Director, Test Engineering positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Director, Test Engineering as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Director, Test Engineering

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$197,883	$95.0	20%
Internet	$194,585	$94.0	18%
Pharmaceuticals	$189,638	$91.0	15%
Biotechnology	$184,691	$89.0	12%
Financial Services	$181,393	$87.0	10%

Assistant Director, Test Engineering Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Director, Test Engineering's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$152,829

Average $164,903/year

$177,356

$12,736

Average $13,742/month

$14,780

$2,939

Average $3,171/week

$3,411

$73

Average $79/hour

$85

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$177,356	$14,780	$3,411	$85
Average	$164,903	$13,742	$3,171	$79
25th Percentile	$152,829	$12,736	$2,939	$73

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